Colin Montgomerie
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Colin Stuart Montgomerie OBE |
| Nickname | Monty |
| Born |
23 June 1963 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nationality |
 Scotland
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| Residence | Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Spouse | Eimear Wilson (1990–2006, divorced); 3 children Gaynor Knowles (2008–present) |
| Children | Olivia, Venetia, Cameron |
| Career | |
| College | Houston Baptist University |
| Turned professional | 1987 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour (joined 1988) Champions Tour (joined 2013) European Senior Tour (joined 2013) |
| Professional wins | 50 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 31 (4th all time) |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 4 |
| European Senior Tour | 8 |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T8: 1998 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd/T2: 1994, 1997, 2006 |
| The Open Championship | 2nd: 2005 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1995 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2013 (member page) |
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Order of the British Empire (Officer) |
2005 |
| European Tour Order of Merit winner |
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005 |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
1988 |
| European Tour Player of the Year |
1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 |
| European Senior Tour Order of Merit winner |
2014, 2015 |
Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE (born 23 June 1963) is a Scottish professional golfer. He has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999. He has won 31 European Tour events, the most of any British player, placing him fourth on the all-time list of golfers with most European Tour victories.
Montgomerie won three consecutive Volvo PGA Championships at Wentworth Club between 1998 and 2000. He has finished runner-up on five occasions in major championships and his career high world ranking is second. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013.
In June 2013, after turning 50, Montgomerie joined the Champions Tour, where he made his debut in the Constellation Senior Players Championship, one of the five senior major championships. On 25 May 2014, Montgomerie won his first senior major championship at the Senior PGA Championship. He followed this up on 13 July 2014, when he claimed his second senior major at the U.S. Senior Open. On 24 May 2015, Montgomerie defended his Senior PGA Championship title to win his third senior major. However, in 2016 he narrowly missed out on making it three Senior PGA Championships in a row – finishing second and three shots behind winner Rocco Mediate.
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